Alumni Summer Reads/Podcasts/Videos
Plenty to Keep you Informed and Entertained
Summer is the perfect time to catch up on articles, podcasts, and movies, and Trent University Alumni Engagement and Services is serving up plenty to keep you informed and entertained.
With the latest TRENT Magazine now online, alongside a fresh batch of podcast interviews, and weekly chapters of our special video series on founding Trent president THB Symons, there’s something for everyone on our alumni media pages.
The summer edition of TRENT is chock full of features and interviews, including:
- “A Voice for the Voiceless” with Ghanaian journalist, television producer/host, and communications specialist Anita Erskine ‘99
- “Variants, Vaccinations and the Math Behind Tracking COVID-19,” with Dr. Jane Heffernan ’96, Director with the Centre for Disease Modelling at York University
- “Creating a New Normal: COVID and the Arts,” featuring experiences and insights from Trent alumni artists, such as: Kim Blackwell ’89 (artistic director with 4th Line Theatre); Andrew Morrison ’04 (of Juno-nominated The Jerry Cans); Spencer J. Harrison ’97 (visual artist); Matthew Lamers ’09/Matthew Morgan ’10/Matthew Rappolt ’11 (I, The Mountain); and Maddie ’10 and Kiki ’11 Longo (Maddie & Kiki’s Grill Studio)
- An Excerpt from “Calm Within the Storm: A Pathway to Everyday Resiliency” by Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe ’00
For both the current and archived editions visit TRENT Magazine.
The Trent Voices podcast is offering up bonus TRENT Magazine coverage of full audio interviews with some of our TRENT Magazine featured alumni, as well as new showcase conversations, including:
- Anita Erskine
- Dr. Jane Heffernan
- Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe
- Emmy Award-winning concept artist/matte painter, Jim Maxwell ’92 (Vikings, The Borgias
- And more!
There are over 70 alumni podcasts to stream. Some of our favourites from the past include interviews with:
- Man Booker prize winning novelist Yann Martel ’81
- “Canada’s First VJ,” Much Music personality, and #1 Billboard songwriter (“Black Velvet”) Christopher Ward ’67
- Bestselling Novelist Linwood Barclay ’73
- Jason “The Human Kebab” Parsons ’02 of Juno-nominated alternative band USS
- And many, many more.
All of our podcasts are available on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream. You can also find them on our podcast website.
Finally, we are presenting weekly chapters of the special video memorial “Remembering THB Symons,” a tribute to the founding Trent University president, with stories and memories from Trent, Peterborough, and Canadian luminaries, including: Trent University President Leo Groarke, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, lieutenant governor of Ontario; former Privy Council member Tom McMillan; former Peterborough Mayor Sylvia Sutherland ’68; THB Symons biographer Ralph Heintzman; founding Trent University staff and faculty; alumni; and many others. Please visit our home page to follow the video chapters as they are released.
We hope you enjoy our summer content.